Biography:Renée Hložek
Renée Hložek | |
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 Renée Hložek in Toronto, October 2019 | |
| Born | 15 November 1983 |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town University of Pretoria |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Princeton University |
| Thesis | Probing the early universe and dark energy with multi-epoch cosmological data |
| Doctoral advisor | Jo Dunkley |
| Website | https://www.reneehlozek.com |
Renée Hložek (born 15 November 1983) is a South African cosmologist, Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, and an Azrieli Global Scholar within the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[1] She studies the cosmic microwave background, Type Ia supernova and baryon acoustic oscillations. She is a Sloan Research Fellow in 2020. Hložek identifies as bisexual.[2]
Early life and education
Hložek studied mathematics at the University of Pretoria and the University of Cape Town graduating in 2008.[3][4] During her undergraduate studies she worked on dark energy.[5] She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2011.[6][4] Her thesis, "Probing the early universe and Dark Energy with multi-epoch cosmological data", used the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and Sloan Digital Sky Survey.[7] Her doctoral advisor was Jo Dunkley.[7] During her time at Oxford, she appeared on Chris Lintott's Pub Astronomy podcast and 365 Days of Astronomy.[8][9]
Research and career
After her PhD Hložek joined Princeton University as a Lyman Spitzer Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellow.[3] At Princeton University she prepared for the polarisation-sensitive Atacama Cosmology Telescope.[3] In 2012 she was appointed a Spitzer-Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University.[3][10] At Princeton she took part in a prison teaching initiative, and formed the Hope-Princeton exchange to bring young black women into Princeton's astronomy departments.[3][11] She took part in the Story Collider.[12] In 2013 she took part in the Science Train started by Lucianne Walkowicz at Princeton, where she took to the New York City Subway to talk to the public about astronomy.[13]
She joined the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in 2016.[14] She continues to work with the polarisation instrument on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, alongside data from Planck and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and BICEP and Keck Array.[15] She looks to classify radio transient signals using the Algonquin 46m radio telescope.[16] She has worked with the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[17] In 2017 she took part in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Untangling the Cosmos event.[18] In 2020 she was awarded a Sloan Research Fellow.[19]
Hložek was named a TED Fellow in 2012 and a Senior Fellow in 2014[20], however she resigned the fellowship in 2024[21]. Her contribution to TEDed "The death of the universe" has been viewed 1.1 Million times.[22][23] She has spoken at several TED events, including the 2014 TED conference in Vancouver.[24][25][26][27] She takes part in several activities to improve gender balance in science.[28][29][30][31][32]
References
- ↑ "Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars" (in en). 4 September 2019. https://www.cifar.ca/cifarnews/2019/09/04/meet-the-2019-2021-cohort-of-cifar-azrieli-global-scholars.
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek" (in en-US). https://500queerscientists.com/renee-hlozek/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 University, Princeton. "Renée Hlozek - Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts". http://www.princeton.edu/sf/current-fellows/renee-hlozek/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Renée Hlozek | TED Fellow | TED" (in en). https://www.ted.com/profiles/1388817/fellow.
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek | University of Toronto - Academia.edu" (in en). https://utoronto.academia.edu/ReneeHlozek/CurriculumVitae.
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek | University of Oxford Department of Physics" (in en). https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/contacts/people/hlozek.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Theses | Atacama Cosmology Telescope" (in en). https://act.princeton.edu/publications/theses.
- ↑ "365 Days of Astronomy" (in en-US). 14 November 2010. http://365daysofastronomy.org/2010/11/14/november-14th-symmetries-in-the-universe/.
- ↑ "Welcome pubastronomy.com - BlueHost.com" (in en). http://www.pubastronomy.com/.
- ↑ Hlozek, Renée (2014). "Small-scale CMB cosmology ACT, Planck and beyond". https://www.classe.cornell.edu/rsrc/Home/NewsAndEvents/JournalClub/WinterSpring2014/Hlozek_Slides.pdf.
- ↑ "Hope-Princeton Exchange | TED Blog" (in en). 26 July 2013. https://blog.ted.com/tag/hope-princeton-exchange/.
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek: Who Looks Like A Scientist?" (in en-US). The Story Collider. https://www.storycollider.org/stories/2016/1/1/renee-hlozek-who-looks-like-a-scientist.
- ↑ Lemonick, Michael D.. "Ride the Science Train—aka the New York Subway" (in en-US). Time. ISSN 0040-781X. http://science.time.com/2013/10/28/ride-the-science-train-aka-the-new-york-subway/. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ↑ "Renée Hložek | Astrophysicist, Cosmology Theorist And Astrostatistics Expert |" (in en-US). Successness. 2015-11-13. http://successness.com/2015/11/renee-hlozek-interview-astrophysicist-cosmology-theorist-and-astrostatistics-expert/.
- ↑ "TAP Colloquium: Dr. Renée Hlozek | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory | The University of Arizona" (in en). 2017-08-10. https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/tap-colloquium-dr-ren%C3%A9e-hlozek.
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek | SOSCIP" (in en-US). SOSCIP. https://www.soscip.org/researchers/renee-hlozek/.
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek - Inside The Perimeter" (in en-US). Inside The Perimeter. https://insidetheperimeter.ca/myfavouriteequation-scientists-share-their-fave-formulae/renee-hlozek/.
- ↑ "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - CIFAR : CIFAR" (in en-US). https://www.cifar.ca/assets/yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/.
- ↑ "Renée Hložek awarded Sloan Research Fellowship" (in en). https://www.utoronto.ca/celebrates/ren-e-hlo-ek-awarded-sloan-research-fellowship.
- ↑ "Dr Renée Hlozek, Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University on TED - Womanthology" (in en-US). Womanthology. 2014-03-25. http://www.womanthology.co.uk/ted-fellows-ideas-worth-spreading-dr-renee-hlozek-postdoctoral-fellow-theoretical-astrophysics-princeton-university/.
- ↑ McGreal, Chris (2024-01-24). "Ted fellows resign from organisation after Bill Ackman named as speaker" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/24/ted-fellows-resign-bill-ackman-speaker-conference.
- ↑ "The death of the universe - Renée Hlozek" (in en). https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-death-of-the-universe-renee-hlozek.
- ↑ Popova, Maria (2015-07-16). "The Science of How the Universe Will End, in a Poetic Animation" (in en-US). Brain Pickings. https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/07/16/renee-hlozek-universe-ted-ed/.
- ↑ TED Archive (2017-08-25), The making of cosmic soup | Renee Hlozek, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWzQ3aYlMVQ, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ↑ TED Archive (2017-12-12), Making sense of everything we know about space | Renée Hlozek, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbdcqUUJsCk, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ↑ TEDx Talks (2014-03-25), Disruptive cosmology | Renee Hlozek | TEDxPrincetonU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ83M1jiCDw, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ↑ TEDxYouth (2014-02-27), Cosmology- Discovering the Unknown: Renee Hlozek at TEDxSpenceSchool, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VhyGjbC3n8, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ↑ "Renee Hlozek" (in en). Ignite - Global Fund for Women. 2015-01-06. http://ignite.globalfundforwomen.org/be-the-spark/renee-hlozek.
- ↑ "032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek | The Strong Women's Club" (in en-US). http://www.thestrongwomensclub.com/032-strong-women-in-science-cosmologist-prof-renee-hlozek/.
- ↑ "Women in Science, Interview with Renee Hlozek, Princeton University Cosmologist & TED Fellow | Lady Paragons" (in en-US). http://ladyparagons.com/2014/02/women-in-science-interview-with-renee-hlozek-princeton-university-cosmologist-ted-fellow/.
- ↑ "The Real Deal: Renee Hlozek, Cosmologist". 2013-09-30. http://highheelsinthelab.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-real-deal-renee-hlozek-cosmologist.html.
- ↑ "The Strong Women's Club: Fitness business in depth. Health and wellness as tools for success for business women, corporations, female entrepreneurs. : 032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek". http://thestrongwomensclub.libsyn.com/032-strong-women-in-science-cosmologist-prof-renee-hlozek.
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